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Corrupt DoJ Shields Trump on Epstein, Extorts CBS and Columbia U. in Protection Racket
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Corrupt DoJ Shields Trump on Epstein, Extorts CBS and Columbia U. in Protection Racket

Dan Dinello

Chicago (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Gangster president Trump and his Justice Department lackeys are engaged in a coordinated cover-up of his entanglements with […]

In Syria, Women are Bearing the Brunt of Climate Breakdown

In Syria, Women are Bearing the Brunt of Climate Breakdown

08/04/2025 By Middle East Monitor

Enabling the Nightmare in Gaza: Defining Criticism of Israel as “Antisemitic”

Enabling the Nightmare in Gaza: Defining Criticism of Israel as “Antisemitic”

08/04/2025 By Aviva Chomsky

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Why is the Major Israel Lobby supporting over 100 Antisemitic Racists, Climate Deniers and election Denialists for Congress?

Why is the Major Israel Lobby supporting over 100 Antisemitic Racists, Climate Deniers and election Denialists for Congress?

Oakland, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment) – AIPAC and Jewish Republicans are a puzzlement. They are financially supporting over 100 racists, climate deniers and election […]

H. Scott Prosterman

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The Economy Looms Large in the Midterms, but Abortion, Ukraine and the State of Democracy are also Key Voter Issues

The Economy Looms Large in the Midterms, but Abortion, Ukraine and the State of Democracy are also Key Voter Issues

By Stella Rouse, University of Maryland and Shibley Telhami, University of Maryland | – The 2022 midterm elections, perhaps more than most in recent American […]

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The Day After:  Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow on a Broiling Planet

The Day After: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow on a Broiling Planet

( Tomdispatch.com ) – When I was growing up, there was a parody of an old-fashioned public announcement tacked to the wall of our kitchen […]

Frida Berrigan

Agriculture
The Saudis depleted their Own Aquifers: now they're emptying Arizona's and Getting Sweetheart Deals to do So

The Saudis depleted their Own Aquifers: now they’re emptying Arizona’s and Getting Sweetheart Deals to do So

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Ella Nilsen at CNN has done an excellent deep dive on the shrinking aquifers of the Southwest and how Arizona […]

Juan Cole

Authoritarianism
Iran: Thousands of Detained Protesters and Activists in Peril (HRW)

Iran: Thousands of Detained Protesters and Activists in Peril (HRW)

Human Rights Watch – (Beirut) – Iranian authorities have escalated their assault against widespread dissent and protests through dubious national security charges against detained activists […]

Human Rights Watch

Corporations
Coca-Cola, the world’s largest plastic Polluter, is sponsoring COP27. Here’s why that’s a problem

Coca-Cola, the world’s largest plastic Polluter, is sponsoring COP27. Here’s why that’s a problem

By Sydney Allen | – In a massive feat of irony, Coca-Cola, the world’s largest plastic polluter, is sponsoring COP27, the world’s largest annual environmental […]

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Climate Crisis
COP27: a year on from the Glasgow climate pact, the world is burning more fossil fuels than ever

COP27: a year on from the Glasgow climate pact, the world is burning more fossil fuels than ever

By Mathieu Blondeel, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick | – The burning of fossil fuels caused 86% of all CO₂ emissions during the past […]

The Conversation

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Backlash in Iran against President Biden's vow to "Free" the Country

Backlash in Iran against President Biden’s vow to “Free” the Country

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – At a campaign event in California late on Thursday, President Joe Biden said, “Don’t worry, we’re going to free Iran, […]

Juan Cole

Authoritarianism
Iran: hijab Protests reflect Society-wide Anger at Regime which trashes Rule of Law and Human Rights

Iran: hijab Protests reflect Society-wide Anger at Regime which trashes Rule of Law and Human Rights

By Saeed Bagheri, University of Reading | – The death of Mahsa Amini at the hands of Iran’s morality police in September for not wearing […]

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